Reviews

Eartheater by Dolores Reyes

vlookup's review against another edition

3.0

Discovered this book through Kayla of Books and Lala. Man, this is sad af. Will I read it again? No. But I am very happy to have read the work of a Latina author.

keni10's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nathanstrachan's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

biolexicon's review

5.0

While reading this book, it was hard to believe the author hadn't known everything I love about stories and created this just for me. This one checked all my boxes. Magical realism (check), feminism and violence against women (check), people at the fringe (check), introversion (check), murder investigations (check), showing women being resilient while still being realistically affected by trauma (check), Latin America - Buenos Aires specifically (check), the feeling of being adrift (check), a sense of disconnection from material possessions (check), fiction in translation (check). My expectations were high and this story exceeded them.

The ending was well balanced. Grey enough where the serious and complicated story isn't wrapped up in a nice bow. But tidy enough to make me feel satisfied.
Also, what a beautiful cover.

For reasons I don't understand, even though the text was originally written in Spanish, the Spanish language version isn't available in the US yet. The translators note at the end mentioned the Spanish text being hyper local and I can't wait to dig into the original text itself and deepen my appreciation for the Spanish language.

jbosio's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I liked the writing but not the “story”

aria_dna's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

mireillerb's review against another edition

4.0

Hablemos de magia y conexión en esta era moderna, mucho más allá de la fantasía y enraizándonos con la Naturaleza que nos habla de lo tristemente cotidiano: los feminicidios y la precariedad.
Esta novela reconecta con la posibilidad innata que existe en la humanidad para conectar con todo, y que día a día arrancamos con elementos mundanos.
Había posibilidad para una historia impecablemente contada, que se vio parchada con capítulos (por suerte de a lo mucho 3 páginas) innecesarios, y personajes que no aportaron mucho más que relleno.

moonblink39's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jardeley's review against another edition

2.0

2,5⭐️

kendallsnead's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

This book is lovely and yet also is a fever dream! Time didn’t seem to matter and I had doubts about some of the characters actually being real. But wow. Loved it.